Gender and the interpretation of emotion
By: Open University ; BBC ; producer Andrew Law
Contributors: Vorderman, Carol; British Broadcasting Corporation; Open University; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Emotions; Thought and thinking; Autism
Other titles: Innovation (Television program)
Description: Discusses how extensive investigation was done by researchers who used still photographs of facial expressions, a newspaper feature, and a nationally televised dramatic segment to gauge the differences between men and women in the thoughts and feelings they ascribe to others. Also discussed are the impact of different sample sizes, the use of controlled and uncontrolled labs, and the implications of the research for understanding autism.
Notes: Videodisc release of the 1997 production.

Carol Vorderman, narrator.

DVD-R.